ABOUT THE CESAREWITCH.

Evening Star, Issue 7784, 1 December 1888, Page 1 (Supplement)

ABOUT THE CESAREWITCH.

TFhom Our Special Correspondent. | London, October 12. The victory of the French mare Tenebreuse in the Cesarewitch was received with significant silence. As the mare passed the post a few frenzied foreigners danced on their hats, embraced one another, and behaved generally after the unspeakable manner of Parisians when agreeably excited, but Tattersall's Ring and the Jockey Club enclosure were ominously quiet. For once hardly anyone was pleased. The Ring growled because it had lost a large stake, and the winners being wholly French very little of the money would ever come back to them. The Jockey Club growled because their handicapper had allowed himself to be bamboozled, and weighted Tenebreuse on her worst rather than her best form; and the general public growled because the great majority of them had once again disregarded experience, and, instead. of backing the tried stayer's running, put their faith in trainers' fairy tales. The great "pots" of the race were Captain Machcll's Trayles (3 yrs, 7.12), said to be the same animal as the famous Seabreeze; Mr I'Anson's Kenilworth (3 yrs, 7.1); Lord Lurgan's Acme (3 yrs, 8.11), according to report tho best three-year-old in England ; the Duko of Beaufort's Button Park (5 yrs, 8.8); and the lightly-weighted Rhythm (4 yrs, 7). All these were backed to win very large sums by their connections, and there were also a goodly crop of wellsupported outsiders. Twenty-three runners went to the post. Trayles finished up a hot favorite at 9 to 2. Then "came Button Park (upon which there was a great rush) at G to 1, and Kenilworth at 100 to 12, as much as 10 to 1 being on offer against Tenebreuse, who was not very well liked in the paddock. The great streetcorner tip Rhythm came from 20 to 1 to 100 to 8 in the last half-hour, whilst Acme and Polydor, on the other hand, retreated from comparatively short prices to 100 to 0. Of the outsiders, Matin Bell at 22 to 1, Oliver Twist at 25 to 1, and Mill Stream at 40 to 1 had plenty of friends. The field got off almost at once to a good start, Fealty making the running, assisted by Polydor, Frank, and other light-weights. When they had gone nearly a mile the firstnamed disappeared and Polydor was left in front. A prettier spectacle than the advancing cavalcade presented as they came in a compact body across the flat with the sun shining and shimmering on the [silken jackets and caps I have seldom seen, and to us on the Rowley Mile Stand the lot seemed so truly in line that the pioneer could not be made out. Nevertheless there was a pioneer—or rather two — for Matin Bell had joined Polydor, and tho pair pounding along at top speed were pursued by Kenilworth, Trayles, Cotillon, ButtonPark.jandMili Stream, with Acme and Tenebreuse not far behind. About five furlongs from home Kenilworth, Matin Bell, and Polydor were done with, and the outsider Mill Stream came on with a commanding lead. Acme, Button Park, and Trayles were, however, still going well, and Tom Cannon on Tenebreuse seemed by no manner of means uneasy. The first to compound was Button Park, and a little later, to the disgust of their supporters, both Acme and the favorite were p.een to be in difficulties. This left Mill Stream with the race apparently won, but just as tho Piiiig were about to proclaim the joyful news Tenebreuse came with a rattle, and, quitting the middle division, began rapidly overhauling the outsider. The little apprentice on Mr Lambert's mare had not enough strength left to ride her, and Tenebreuse collaring her opposite the Jockey Club stand, won easily by three-fourths of a length, Trayles a bad third; Donovan won the Middle Park Plate in a canter, beating Gulliver, Gold, and a dozen others, including Mr Manton'3 highly-bred filly Australia and the much-talked-of Ben Strome (by Bend Or--Strathfect). The Duke of Portland's colt has now totalled L 16,000 in stakes, and secured ten out of the dozen races for which he started.

On Thursday we were treated to a rare spectacle—viz.. the meeting of the great Minting with Friar's Balsam in the Champion Stakes. Both horses were well, and a magnificent race ensued. Benburb made the running half way across the fiat, when Friar's Balsam came out, and, galloping once more in his own grand style, brought the field along a rare " cracker." At the distance Minting challenged resolutely, and a desperate race ensued. Friar's Balsam had, however, always the best of +he big horse, end eventually won u fine race by half ii length ; Zanzibar, several lengths away, was placed third. Six ran. Betting: 100 to GO on Minting, 5 to 2 against Friar's Balsam, 100 to S Manica, and 20 to 1 any other.